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Sealskinz Waterproof Cold-Weather Work Gloves are multi-use winter gloves perfect for splitting wood, shoveling snow, downhill skiing, ice climbing, and winter hikes. You can tell they’re intended for winter sports because they have loops on the back of the index finger to hook onto a climbing harness. Being leather, there is a short break-in period before these gloves soften up …

The Nite Ize Radiant 170 Clip Light turns any billed cap into a headlamp. Hat clip lights used to be all the rage with hikers, but until now they’ve been eclipsed by bigger, brighter, and rechargeable headlamps. But if you live and hike in your ball cap, you’ll quickly discover that headlamps and ball caps don’t play well together because …

Reynolds Oven Bags can be used as vapor barrier socks for cold winter hiking. They prevent foot perspiration from degrading the insulation inside your boots and freezing overnight when winter camping. This is especially valuable if your insulated boots do not have removable liners. Vapor Barrier Clothing If you’re not familiar with Vapor Barrier clothing, the basic idea is this: …

There are times when you need to wear ski goggles and a balaclava that provides full-face protection on winter hikes, especially above treeline when there’s wind and blowing snow. While it sounds simple, it takes some practice to make sure that your ski goggles don’t fog up and make it impossible to see, let alone hike. If it’s cold and …